Everyone has had a disaster in the kitchen at one time or another. Even the most experienced cook can be distracted and add too much salt, forget to set the timer, or omit a crucial ingredient. If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it’s still cooking, you might be able to save it.

If you’re making a soup or sauce, drop in a peeled potato and most of the time it will absorb the excess salt for an instant ‘fix-me-up.’ The downfall is this only works when making something fairly liquidy… So, lesson learned, never measure or pour the salt directly from the container over your cooking dinner pot!